New Orleans: Some Whites Still Brag About Shooting Blacks After Katrina

While Black New Orleans scrimmaged for food and shelter, neighboring Whites terrorized and frightened a city. A.C. Thompson reports in The Nation Magazine, years after Katrina, White New Orleans are still bragging about their post-Katrina attacks. White residents blocked off their neighborhoods from Black refugees using leftover debris and lumber, according to Theroot.com. Gun-toting militia men took to the streets, pelting racial slurs and shooting innocent bystanders.